Ilex colchica

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Ilex colchica
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. colchica
Binomial name
Ilex colchica
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Ilex colchica, commonly known as Colchic- or Black Sea holly, is a species of holly native to Bulgaria, Turkey and the Caucasus.[1]

The specific epithet colchica, referring to Colchis, an ancient kingdom and region on the coast of the Black Sea centered in present-day western Georgia.

References

  1. ^ "Ilex colchica | /RHS Gardening". rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-06.

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